JEFFERSONVILLE — Jeffersonville put four players in double figures and that balanced scoring helped the Red Devils post a 68-50 win over visiting Providence on Saturday night at Johnson Arena.

NEW ALBANY — New Albany flexed its muscle Saturday night at the Doghouse.

NEW ALBANY — T.J. Proctor dropped in a floater in the lane to put Christian Academy ahead 31-16 of Lanesville late in the second quarter Friday night.

FLOYDS KNOBS – Entering Friday, the past five meetings between area powers Jeffersonville and Floyd Central were decided by an average of four points.

MADISON — A huge second-quarter run and some big baskets down the stretch by Tucker Biven helped New Albany hold off host Madison 57-53 Friday night.

CHARLESTOWN — Peyton Crace scored 14 points to lead Charlestown past Providence 41-36 Friday night. 

SELLERSBURG — Trey Kaufman and Kooper Jacobi combined for 60 points to lead Class 3A No. 1 Silver Creek to an 81-57 Mid-Southern Conference victory over visiting Brownstown Central in boys' basketball action Friday night. 

NEW ALBANY — Lilly Yates and Emma Fletcher had nine points apiece and Erin Stensrud added eight in a balanced Christian Academy attack that lifted the Warriors to a 38-21 win against Clarksville on Thursday.

FLOYDS KNOBS — Floyd Central sophomore J Conway started the night with a win by technical fall at 138 pounds and Codej Khawaja pinned his opponent within 32 seconds, starting the Highlanders on their path to a 49-26 high school wrestling victory Thursday night against Southridge.

Mr. Basketball candidate Anthony Leal scored on a last-second bucket to lift unbeaten Bloomington South to a 51-50 victory at Floyd Central on Dec. 21. Prior to that, the Highlanders’ last home loss was Jan. 30, 2016, against Evansville Reitz.

SELLERSBURG — During his first practice as the Silver Creek head coach, Scott Schoen noticed an older gentleman in the gym observing. He didn’t know who he was, or what he was doing there.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Not this way: Indiana State's Tre Williams and Jake Laravia close in on Evansville's Sam Cunliffe during the Sycamores' 65-42 win on Wednesday in Hulman Center.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Nowhere to go: Indiana State's Tyreke Key stops Evansville guard K.J. Riley in his tracks during the Sycamores' 65-42 win on Wednesday in Hulman Center.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Out of your reach: Indiana State's Cam Bacote drives against Evansville's Artur Labinowicz and scores during the Sycamores' 65-42 win on Wednesday at Hulman Center.

JEFFERSONVILLE — On the night that it honored its 1988 Hoosier Hills Conference championship team, Jeffersonville warmed up for the next installment with a dual-meet victory over visiting Charlestown. 

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza No denying this one: Indiana State's Tre Williams dunks in the first half of the Sycamores' 65-42 win over Evansville on Wednesday in Hulman Center.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Nothing here to work with: Evansville's Artur Labinowicz is forced to pass the ball as he runs into the Indiana State defene during the Purple Aces' loss on Wednesday at Hulman Center.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Indiana State's Keon Sellers scores on a rebound in the second half of the Sycamores' 65-42 win over Evansville on Wednesday at Hulman Center.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Get that outta here: Indiana State's Bronson Kessinger blocks a shot by Evansville's Artur Labinowicz in the second half of the Sycamores' 65-42 win on Wednesday at Hulman Center.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Off the glass: Indiana State's Bronson Kessinger drives through the Evansville defense and scores in the second half of the team's 65-42 win on Wednesday at Hulman Center.

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Right in the middle of it: Indiana State's Jake Laravia, center, reaches for a rebound against Evansville's K.J. Riley during the Sycamores' 65-42 win on Wednesday at Hulman Center.

Indiana State defeated Evansville 65-42 on Wednesday at Hulman Center.

BRIGID WELCH

Wrestling is a first-year varsity sport at two Clark County high schools and athletes at Silver Creek and Borden are reveling in the chance to compete against their peers.

NEW WASHINGTON — It’s a lot more fun when the shots fall.

SELLERSBURG — Alana Striverson tallied a game-high 22 points and her younger sister, Kynidi, had a huge all-around game to lead Class 3A No. 9 Silver Creek to a 70-55 win over visiting Madison on Tuesday night. 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night to win the national championship.

Welcome back to Tuesday’s Takeaways, where we take a look back at the weekend that was in boys’ high school hoops.

CLARKSVILLE — The once-prestigious Falls City Classic wrestling tournament hosted by New Albany was resurrected at Providence on Saturday with eight teams competing.

CLARKSVILLE — Clarksville’s Marquise Forward scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half and Jaren Starks hit four 3-pointers for the second straight night as the Generals bounced back from Friday’s last-second loss to Providence in a big way.

CORYDON — The Floyd Central wrestling team won six of the 14 weight classes on its way to capturing the team title in Saturday's 36th annual Old Capital Classic at Corydon Central.

JEFFERSONVILLE — The Jeffersonville girls rolled to the title in Saturday's Tom Landgraf Invitational while its boys took second in the program's annual event. 

HENRYVILLE — Westin Allen scored a game-high 21 points to lead host Henryville over Trinity Lutheran 50-46 Saturday night. 

FLOYDS KNOBS — New Albany outscored host Floyd Central 25-4 over the second and third quarters en route to a 48-23 Hoosier Hills Conference win Saturday night. 

JEFFERSONVILLE – Senior forward Tre Coleman scored 19 points — including some key baskets down the stretch — as Jeffersonville held off Christian Academy 55-41 in a boys’ high school basketball game on Saturday night.

After Indiana was outscored 14-5 in bench points Wednesday night against Northwestern, coach Archie Miller challenged his second unit to provide more production.

SELLERSBURG — In a Top 10 showdown that had major Mid-Southern Conference implications, visiting Salem outlasted Silver Creek 48-44 Saturday afternoon.

Possession by possession, Indiana withstood the physical challenge of No. 11 Ohio State on Saturday.

 NEW ALBANY — Tre Coleman threw down a thunderous dunk and Will Lovings-Watts came through with one too. 

CLARKSVILLE — The separation between rivals Clarksville and Providence is paper thin after two nip-and-tuck games in a seven-day span.

CLARKSVILLE — Natalie Boesing scored 32 points to earn game MVP honors as Providence downed host Clarksville 53-38 in Friday night's Town Championship. 

NEW WASHINGTON — Led by a big second half from Josh Clemons, New Washington held off visiting Borden 48-35 in boys' basketball action Friday night. 

JEFFERSONVILLE — The Red Devils’ girls’ team defeated Madison in dominant fashion 132-42 and the boys’ team fell short 106-67.

Clarksville junior Connor Page was an impressionable 11-year-old roaming around the high school gym watching the Generals rack up 23 wins in 2014.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Floyd Central crossed the Ohio River on Thursday night and ran into a Ballard buzzsaw, losing to Kentucky’s fifth-ranked team 78-57.